tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40795532443819742172024-03-13T02:39:27.153-05:00Another Season Fades Away...Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382404345633594705noreply@blogger.comBlogger406125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079553244381974217.post-6862359790842676172012-05-11T13:14:00.000-05:002012-05-11T13:14:24.773-05:00UntitledLately, I've been having bursts of creative energy. Nothing consistent. Just bursts.<br />
Something else I've been having are vivid dreams. It's really starting to get creepy how well I can remember my dreams each morning when I wake up. I wonder if that's why I feel as though I haven't been sleeping well.<br />
I've had a lot of thoughts racing through my head. Many amazing things happening this year. Once in a lifetime trips.<br />
In less than a week I will be beach-bound. I can hardly stand it I'm so excited! I can almost feel the sand beneath my feet and smell the salty ocean breeze. I think what I am most looking forward to is the heat and getting a little bit of color on my pale vampire-esque skin. I can't really complain about the temperature, because we had the most mild winter that I can ever remember, but this last month has been filled with a lot of rain and gloom. Plus, since I've been working I haven't been able to enjoy every sun-filled day we've had lately. The countdown is on, and I'm getting giddy just thinking about it!!<br />
In 4 months I will be packing for another trip. China here we come!! My sisters and I are going with Show Hope to their medical center Maria's Big House of Hope that helps orphans that have medical needs that can not be attended to in the local orphanages. I'm so excited to go and show those sweet little ones God's love!<br />
I've recently been trying to be better about doing a daily bible study. If I'm being honest it's been hard being consistent. That's always seemed to be my problem. I've definitely been doing better. It's just a conscious effort that I have to make every day. It takes longer to reap a good habit than it does a bad it would seem.<br />
In fact, since I'm thinking about it, I'm going to go make myself a grilled cheese and settle on the couch with my Bible and book. No sense in wasting the next 5 hours before work since I'm up early. <br />
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Until....Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382404345633594705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079553244381974217.post-84757839584270604062011-01-10T07:35:00.003-06:002011-01-10T07:50:07.031-06:00Thankful...I was thinking last night about some of the things I'm thankful for. I know November has come and gone, which I'm sure is the month rated highest for posts listing what a person is thankful for, but I say you can be thankful all year round. So here is a brief list of what I'm thankful for these days in no particular order...<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">sleep<br />chocolate<br />the Bible<br />my Sisters<br />DVR<br />skinny jeans with comfy boots<br />internet<br />books<br />my Parents<br />phone conversations with my mom<br />spending Sundays in Church<br />my co-workers<br />laughter<br />coffee<br />ability to travel<br />water<br />sunshine<br />good movies<br />music<br />cotton tshirts<br />the ocean<br />cameras<br />comfy blankets<br />hair ties and bobby pins<br />my dad's banana bread<br />good friends<br /></div><br />This just scratches the surface. I'm sure I could go on and on if I thought long enough. Oh, I just thought of one...pain reliever...for my headache. Yea... that's s definite one to be thankful for. I think I'll go get some now.<br /><br />Until......Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382404345633594705noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079553244381974217.post-55091158655699663632010-12-04T18:14:00.004-06:002010-12-04T18:39:53.537-06:00First Snow...Well the first snow of the year fell yesterday. It was kind of exciting. I love the look of fresh fallen snow. :) This cold weather that accompanies it is not my favorite, however. Makes me miss this...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhykpLtNQaN5fftxqsXrGWr0vZLkkaGBJ_74MpwmC-sQ5Na9hdGo2_jT8PEr625fzhtj1IWW97urdJP4J-hjxPWXt6BqFjsKHLZKPm3nSCc1xR9OUgG2O6g-sDg4FQfJ6h1YsRtsCc6c30/s1600/trio+cococay.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 135px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhykpLtNQaN5fftxqsXrGWr0vZLkkaGBJ_74MpwmC-sQ5Na9hdGo2_jT8PEr625fzhtj1IWW97urdJP4J-hjxPWXt6BqFjsKHLZKPm3nSCc1xR9OUgG2O6g-sDg4FQfJ6h1YsRtsCc6c30/s200/trio+cococay.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5546986978509090626" border="0" /></a><br />My Christmas tree is up. My first Christmas tree in my first home. :) It's so pretty. One thing I know is that Christmas decorations are expensive when you have to start from scratch. I am very thankful for my $8 tree from last years Black Friday sales.<br /><br />Speaking of Christmas.... I LOVE Christmas music! Thanksgiving night as I drove to work I popped in a Christmas cd and listened to my Christmas song of the year and it automatically put me in a better mood. I spent Thanksgiving night with the babies and played Christmas music all night long. The babies really enjoyed it. :)<br /><br />Speaking of Christmas music... Have you heard the new song by Matthew West? It's called 'One Last Christmas'. It's a song written about and for Dax Locke and his family. Talk about bringing out the ugly cry. I had to turn the radio down tonight when it came on. Not because I don't like it, but because I don't think it's socially acceptable to be sobbing in the Starbucks drive thru. Take a listen... at your own risk. Oh, and the video makes it 10x worse!<br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ye39mgcHC3E?fs=1&hl=en_US"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Ye39mgcHC3E?fs=1&hl=en_US" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object><br /><br />There is a Harry Potter marathon on ABC Family. I so enjoy these movies. The books are better (as are most books that are made into movies), but I still enjoy the movies. I still haven't seen Part 1 of the last movie. I don't know what I'm waiting for. I think part of me knows that if I see the first one now it will drive me nuts to not see the rest. I also want to see the Disney movie Tangled. I've heard its really cute, so I might have to go see that soon.<br /><br />I'm off for six days from work and my goal is to finish my Christmas shopping so I can stop spending money. I think my next credit card bill is going to give me an aneurysm! I'm trying to keep my focus on what this season is really about. It's a little difficult because I'm reminded that I could be potentially be working both Christmas Eve and Christmas. :( I'm on call Christmas Eve and work Christmas Day. I'm so sad that I won't get to spend that time with my family, but I see this time of year as a time for serving, and if by serving that means taking care of the babies both nights then that is what I will do.<br /><br />Keep Warm!<br /><br />Until....Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382404345633594705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079553244381974217.post-49428042317096914032010-10-10T21:02:00.002-05:002010-10-10T21:12:24.997-05:00Indian Summer (alternately 10-10-10)I was feeling like I was the only one that hadn't done a post titled "10-10-10" today, so I thought I'd get it out of the way....<br /><br />I have not been able to stop humming Brooks and Dunn's song 'Indian Summer'. I can just hear Ronnie Dunn singing that chorus in my head. I love Fall and this Indian Summer is kind of cramping my style here. How am I supposed to be cuddled underneath a blanket with my fuzzy socks on if it's 80+ degrees outside??? However, as much as I love Fall weather I am trying to enjoy this weather because I know it will be fleeting and in a months time I will be craving warmer weather when it's only 40 degrees out. Although, you know what, it'll probably be longer than a month because in a months time I will be sailing the ocean blue on my cruise. :) Hopefully the weather will be like it is right now. Eighty plus degrees and sunny.<br />I should probably start making my list of things to take now. As long as I have my complete list I can put off packing until the day before I leave. :) Nothing like being a well thought out procrastinator.<br /><br />I've picked up a new hobby recently. Crocheting. I kept seeing all of these cute hats and thought that I should just try it. I've tried knitting in the past and it just did not go well. There were too many things my hand had to control and I wasn't any good at it. Crocheting however is much easier to me. I watched an online video tutorial and just started doing it. I'm halfway done and it's looking quite funny right now. According to the video it looks wavy for a little bit, so I'm hoping that it straightens out soon otherwise I'm going to have a pretty interesting looking hat on my hands. :)<br /><br />Today at church the sermon was on Esther and how obedient and courageous she was to stand up for her people and her faith. She is truly someone from the Bible I admire. I've always loved her story and haven't been able to stop thinking about it all day. <br /><br />Well that is all for now I guess...<br /><br />Until...Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382404345633594705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079553244381974217.post-51633408593967858502010-09-21T22:54:00.002-05:002010-09-21T22:55:06.029-05:00KFC Double Down"Double Meat.<br /><br />Double Cheese.<br /><br />Double Bacon."<br /><br />Double Bypass???Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382404345633594705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079553244381974217.post-60319700407390634642010-09-21T21:04:00.002-05:002010-09-21T21:29:01.229-05:00These Are the Times I'm Glad I'm Not a Parent...Every year the "toy gurus" publish a long list of must have toys that parents are pretty much supposed to break their necks to purchase at Christmas time. It never ceases to amaze me the utterly creepy toys that are "must haves".<br />Take for example:<br /><br />Sing-A-M-Jigs-- <span style="font-style: italic;">"There’s more to these tiny, plush critters than meets the eye. Press their bellies and you’ll reveal a tiny singing mouth, press their hands and you’ll hear a range of singing options. Sing-A-Ma-Jigs can sing tunes, chatter away or even sing in harmony with each other."</span> They seem cute, but something is just "off" about them, and I'm not sure what.<br /><br />Bigfoot the Monster-- <span style="font-style: italic;">"Okay, this might be a little much to pay for what basically amounts to a plastic toddler, but with the ability to talk, walk, chew, burp and throw a ball, this remote control beast could be an instant hit with your kid."</span> This is $109! Why would anyone pay that much for a toy that is modeled after something people fear? I think not. Plus, he's two days short of a unibrow and someone should really get him some giant plastic tweezers.<br /><br />Monster High Cleo DeNile and Deuce Gorgon-- <span style="font-style: italic;">"C’mon, what’s not cool about high school monsters with freaky pets? Cleo DeNile is the daughter of the Mummy and Deuce is the son of Medusa. A rat and a snake keep them company at Monster High."</span> Absolutely NOT! No kid of mine would ever be playing with a toy named "Deuce".<br /><br />Lalaloopsy Doll-- <span style="font-style: italic;">"While they look like regular rag dolls, every Lalaloopsy character comes with its own special history, including the day it was sewn, what it was sewn from (painter’s smock, clown costume, baker’s apron), and how that history has infused the doll with a special personality—artist, goofball, sugar-lover, you get the idea."</span> This one seems cute, but it raises too many questions. For instance, did they wash the clothes they got from said painter, clown, and baker? Can the history really be "infused" into the doll? Is the doll all of a sudden going to come to life and start painting like Jackson Pollack or chopping onions like Rachel Ray? And because you have the chance of getting one with clothes made from a clown that is creepy enough in itself. Clowns are creepy people.<br /><br />And amazingly parents read these articles and buy these scary toys for their kids and their kids love them! Zhu Zhu pets anyone?! *shudder*<br /><br />I'm so glad I don't have kids to make me feel obligated to buy these toys. Hopefully my kids will want to play with regular old tonka trucks or baby dolls...<br /><br />Until....Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382404345633594705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079553244381974217.post-79676993052116175142010-09-18T13:28:00.002-05:002010-09-18T13:32:49.462-05:00Rained out...Boo!Well the weather was looking pretty ominous this morning and after about 20 minutes the P-fest parade was canceled because of thunder and lightening. On the way back to the car a steady rain turned into a down pour! What a bummer! It rained for about 25 minutes and then it stopped and hasn't done more than sprinkle a little since. Too bad they couldn't have just delayed the parade or started an hour early. :/<br /><br />I went with Robin's family to Qdoba for lunch (because apparently I am the "aunt" now according to Ava) and then I came home. I had some plans to maybe run to Target and Barnes and Noble, but as I sit here I am getting more and more tired. Maybe a power nap is in order first. <br /><br />Until....Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382404345633594705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079553244381974217.post-13517034937357761272010-09-18T00:44:00.002-05:002010-09-18T00:48:03.328-05:00Pumpkin Festival!I LOVE the Pumpkin Festival! I'm a huge pumpkin fan and this festival is an excuse to gorge myself on all things pumpkin and I enjoy every second of it! Of course if you throw in a juicy pork chop sandwich I'm in heaven. :)<br /><br />I've gone with Robin and her family the last two nights and it has been super fun. Hayden and I are best buds. :) Although I can only do so much for my buddy. I rode the Tilt a Whirl with him on Thursday night and I thought I was going to hurl, so no more rides for me to his disappointment. I don't think we'd be buds anymore if I barfed all over him. Ha!<br /><br />Tomorrow is the parade and crafts and of course MORE FOOD!!!! Ah, I love Fall!<br /><br />Until.....Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382404345633594705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079553244381974217.post-1169640184425998542010-07-25T16:14:00.003-05:002010-07-25T16:15:54.798-05:00WorkWork is so hard right now. Pray for all the families that have tough decisions to make and sadness to endure. Also, pray for the staff that is there to care for and comfort all the precious babies and their families.Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382404345633594705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079553244381974217.post-26919215449160940272010-07-13T23:03:00.002-05:002010-07-13T23:14:07.629-05:00Summer Once Again....I know. I'm a big loser for not having posted sooner. I don't even know where the time went. Oh, yes I do. It went into buying a house, fixing up a house, moving in to said house, going on vacation, working like crazy.... And just like that we're in July. <br /><br />Yes, I bought a house and it is lovely. It's really needed mostly cosmetic work and my dad has been WONDERFUL in helping me fix things up. My sisters have been two peaches as well for helping me paint and helping dad when I've been sleeping. Every room got painted, the kitchen got a complete face lift, and just recently the outside was painted. I think it's safe to say that there is no remnant of the 1970's in this house anymore. Yay! Next project will be new window installation in my bedroom and office. Then some minor paint changes to the upstairs and I will be calling it quits on the money spending. I'm starting to get anxiety when I check my bank account. :/ <br /><br />Our vacation to Disney was wonderful! We had so much fun I'm still thinking about the rides. Oh what I wouldn't give to be riding Tower of Terror in the morning. Just the thought of that stale musty air in the "hotel" makes me stomach jump a little. Clearly I have a longing for giggling hysterically, because that is exactly what I would do when we rode any ride that was a little scary. Holli was cracking up at me, but I don't care!! :)<br /><br />Work is going... We are so busy right now. They are calling in extra people all the time. It is insane! It's a good thing I love my job so much! And for that matter, the people I work with. If I didn't like either it would be pretty miserable right now. <br /><br />Mom is on vacation this week so we are going to head to the zoo tomorrow to see the new changes that were made this past year. I haven't been to the zoo in I don't know how long. Hopefully we don't melt from the extreme heat. <br /><br />Off to bed. Sleeping is my favorite thing as of late. I don't know what is wrong with me. I'm going to start taking vitamins again in hopes that will perk me up a bit. <br /><br />Until.............Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382404345633594705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079553244381974217.post-54439499694118810422010-02-11T20:16:00.003-06:002010-02-11T20:38:28.100-06:00Look Who's Back!I have returned. For how long? Only time will tell. <br /><br />I can't believe that 2 months passed between posting in December and yesterday. I've been busy to say the least, but mostly time has just gotten away from me. This whole month of February so far I have been working every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. It is no treat, but because of other things going on in my schedule it worked out that way. Next weekend will be my first weekend off this month and I can't wait! I plan on hanging out with my sisters who I have only seen glimpses of this past month. <br /><br />Let's hit some quick highlights of what has been going on my life so far in this year 2010. <br /><br />1. I have started house hunting...sort of. It's a slow and painful process. Right now there is not much on the market that I find appealing (or in my price range). I made myself a promise in college that I would only live at home a year after I graduated. Well, that "deadline" has come and gone and here I am still at home. It's not the worst thing by far, but it would be nice to have my own space that consisted of more than a 12x11 room. I even got tons of household items for Christmas. They are currently sitting on the floor in my room taking up space. I'm going to have to do something about that if I won't be moving out fairly soon. <br /><br />2. Work has been going well. We have had periods when we are super low in census and people are being called off to stay home, then we go through spurts of having lots of kiddos, some super sick, and people are getting called in. Right now we are learning a new computer program for charting and let me tell you, it is not fun! I'm over it already and we haven't even implemented it yet. We are also getting ready for changes that will be coming when we move to the new unit that is still under construction. <br /><br />3. We have been getting a lot of snow. I know that is nothing surprising since the whole country seems to be getting dumped on. I am so over this white stuff though and would appreciate some warmer weather, and soon!<br /><br />4. Vacation plans have been made for 2010! Yes, we have planned yet another big vacation this year. Actually, we've planned two! The first will be in May. The three of us sisters are going to Disney! It will be my first time and I say, "It's about time!". The second was a very quick plan to go on a cruise that we heard about through out local christian radio station. It is sure to be a good time and we are taking one of my friends with us, so there will be an even number for this trip which will be nice. <br /><br />5. The Bachelor started again. I was less than thrilled about this season because Jake (who was on Jillian's season) was slated to be the bachelor this time around. I thought he was too much of a "nice guy" to be the Bachelor, but he has been surprisingly good. I've been impressed with some of the choices he's made and also annoyed by some of his others [Hello! Get rid of Vienna! She's toxic and psychotic!]. Also, very sad that Ali left. I'm sure its not the last we've heard of her though. <br /><br />6. American Idol is back and Ellen is the new judge!! Good riddens Paula! You can take your awkward clapping and weird critiques somewhere else, because we have Ellen now! She's very good at being straightforward about her opinion, not to mention she's funny. It will be refreshing to have someone capable of forming complete sentences and not spending time she should be critiquing performances by bickering with Simon. Can't wait to get past this Hollywood week stuff and get to the top 24!<br /><br />Well, I guess that's about all for now. I need to get some sleep since I have MOPS in the morning plus I work the next 4 nights in a row. Yuk!<br /><br />Until...Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382404345633594705noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079553244381974217.post-3587499401053572602010-02-10T15:36:00.001-06:002010-02-10T15:38:22.602-06:00Temporary Home...<object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/y_SR3BlsmH4&hl=en_US&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/y_SR3BlsmH4&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object><br /><br />Those words couldn't be more true. This is my temporary home.<br /><br />Until.....Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382404345633594705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079553244381974217.post-73703239845583632462009-12-18T21:26:00.002-06:002009-12-18T21:37:46.088-06:00Twas the Night Before Christmas (Almost)...Yes it is true.. I did not fall off the edge of the earth. I can't believe how fast these last two months have gone by. It is hard to believe that a year ago I was getting prepared for my NCLEX exam. I'm glad that wretched time in my life is over!<br /><br />My life has been consumed with work, sleep, spending time with family and friends, and watching Christmas movies. :)<br /><br />Christmas is just around the corner and I'm a little sad. This season has gone so fast this year. I'll miss it when it's gone but also look forward to warm weather, sunshine, shorts.... I can almost smell the cool spring breeze now. <br /><br />Just wanted to check in and say hello. I'll try and post Christmas pictures in a couple weeks. <br /><br />Until....Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382404345633594705noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079553244381974217.post-14051465831241587772009-11-10T22:53:00.002-06:002009-11-10T23:07:14.123-06:00I feel like I'm missing something...Yes, you can believe what your eyes are seeing. I have finally posted a new update. I have been so busy these last few weeks that I am just now catching my breath. However, I'm sure in the coming weeks until Thanksgiving I will be crazy busy again. <br /><br />Ashley's wedding was perfect. She looked beautiful, the reception was tons of fun, and she was calm, cool, and collected the entire day. I hope she got to take in every detail and enjoy it, because the day went by in a whirlwind. <br /><br />My mind/body has decided it wants to be on a day schedule, and I don't like it. Ever since Ashley's wedding I have been getting up early, which makes me tired and want to go to bed earlier, which repeats the vicious cycle. I am, as I type, fighting the urge to let my eyelids fall and relax into slumberland for the night. I'm trying to hold off until at least midnight, but I don't see that happening. I guess being off for six days in a row doesn't help the matter of switching back to my night schedule. <br /><br />Oh, and another thing not helping my cause.... Nocturnal One 3.0 has made itself known in the past 24 hours. I am serious, how is it getting in the wall?! That's just gross! I'm starting to envision the rat king from the Nutcracker devising a plan to break through the wall soon. Hopefully I move out before that actually happens.<br /><br />A big change in the last two weeks is I got my hair chopped off. It's in between my chin and my shoulders. I'm sort of getting used to it, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't miss my long locks. It was so much easier to pull up, and style. I think I'll be happier when it's a inch or so longer. I even contemplated taking vitamins to help grow it out faster, and I hate vitamins. Well, that's a lie. I don't hate vitamins, I hate the huge pills they come in. I have a phobia of swallowing pills. I might have to suck it up with that though. You can't take Flinstone vitamins forever.....can you? <br /><br />Here's to hoping NO 3.0 quiets down for the night and I can get some good rest for work tomorrow night. I'd be happy with being able to sleep until 11a. One can dream...<br /><br />Until...............Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382404345633594705noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079553244381974217.post-77264833459291784672009-10-14T17:58:00.002-05:002009-10-14T18:00:16.168-05:00Touching video...This is yet another thing that has made me cry lately.<br /><br />Just a little insight into a small (minute really) fraction of what I deal with in my job. <br /><br /><object width="480" height="295"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/th6Njr-qkq0&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/th6Njr-qkq0&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="295"></embed></object><br /><br />Until.......Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382404345633594705noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079553244381974217.post-91972158907486674542009-10-13T22:56:00.003-05:002009-10-13T23:19:27.184-05:00Love is in the Air... Everywhere I Look Around...October is officially the month of love this year. Forget February, October is when all the lovey dovey stuff is happening!<br /> <br />I started the month off with a weekend road trip with some girlfriends down to St Louis for a mutual friend from work's wedding. The wedding was gorgeous! The ceremony was outside and the weather couldn't have been any nicer for them. The reception was a lot of fun and I'm glad we could go and support our friend on such a happy day for her.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgulV2EnZQOB1tN4eHIxlopoD7D9i7eD_QjiAWsjQcCt0yam3MUP1f_hl438XIboP_7tv_Iz0GyMqh6QQwjc1oI-m_99_zZLz2eqL0Yq7pEUz5N8ubL5kpBSUcQQJn82A_t6gMhSt7owlA/s1600-h/IMG_3017.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgulV2EnZQOB1tN4eHIxlopoD7D9i7eD_QjiAWsjQcCt0yam3MUP1f_hl438XIboP_7tv_Iz0GyMqh6QQwjc1oI-m_99_zZLz2eqL0Yq7pEUz5N8ubL5kpBSUcQQJn82A_t6gMhSt7owlA/s200/IMG_3017.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392304712904497026" border="0" /></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSNsvNN7cundxitWfNuEpGiJNVyugrO5oceUKhERL_RHrzsfXTIHsnX2ENRIErCSDeJEwp26eq06gOjXWNfuTRT-5l4PwuJNX82iJbpYQ9YJQTqgJuD9Bgk7MTNCVSp1SANuP4HwILGQ/s1600-h/IMG_3018.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhSNsvNN7cundxitWfNuEpGiJNVyugrO5oceUKhERL_RHrzsfXTIHsnX2ENRIErCSDeJEwp26eq06gOjXWNfuTRT-5l4PwuJNX82iJbpYQ9YJQTqgJuD9Bgk7MTNCVSp1SANuP4HwILGQ/s200/IMG_3018.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392304725166086210" border="0" /></a><br />As soon as we got back it was business as usual for the next week. Then I had a super busy week with work and then a bridal luncheon and bachelorette party for one of my best friends Ashley, who is getting married next weekend. All of these events have been fun but with all the business and such I think I got too run down and developed a cold this past week. I was feeling quite horrendous Saturday night, and then Sunday was a full day of layying on the couch snuggling up with the DVR. Monday I ventured out with my mom (she had the day off for Columbus Day) to go help assemble Bibles at church. We are sending them to the World Cup. It's part of a program we do at church. We've helped this specific organization the last 4 years, but this was the first time I'd actually been able to go and help. It was a nice ministry to be a part of, but I think I over did it my first day back in the real world. I've been taking 3-4 hour naps this past week, and I seriously need to stop that. My nose is getting better and my cough is pretty minimal now, so it's time to regain my strength and get back to my routine since I'll be doing 5 in a row this weekend. All for the price of love. :) The wedding I'm in is next weekend and I have things to do before then, so 5 in a row it is.<br /><br />Speaking of weddings... did you see the Office wedding. Jim and Pam finally got married! I was a little disappointed with the beginning of the episode, but the end more than made up for it when they did a parody off of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-94JhLEiN0">this real life wedding.</a> I was cracking up! I coincidentally was reading an article tonight that referenced that video and so I linked over to watch it because it is just so classic. However, I found myself tearing up a little bit. I have most recently been a pile of goo about everything! I have no idea why, but the slightest things bring me tears. That video, for instance, the Office, the baby department in JC Penney's. I'm slowly becoming a nutcase! Maybe once November rolls around I will return to a stable emotional state.<br /><br />Well, I am off to bed to read more of my book, which just so happens to be about four best friends who run a wedding planning business together. I'm a glutton for punishment....<br /><br />Until......................Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382404345633594705noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079553244381974217.post-20657485471954655172009-10-07T15:56:00.003-05:002009-10-07T16:00:46.999-05:00Growing Pains Theme SongHere is Chris Daughtry and Dane Cooks version of the Growing Pains theme song. :)<br /><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/GzdVapl8_Uc&hl=en&fs=1&"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/GzdVapl8_Uc&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br /><br />Until......Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382404345633594705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079553244381974217.post-23210998154550509712009-09-16T00:50:00.002-05:002009-09-16T00:57:43.142-05:00You think you haven't heard from me now...Just wait until October. I will be virtually non-existent on here. I have so much on my calendar for next month it will be Thanksgiving before I know it.<br /><br />I really can't remember much of the last week besides working. I do know that tonight I went and got a hookup so that I could connect our DVR. Yes, people, we have purchased a DVR. We are finally out of the stone-age! Well, Dad and I are. Mom will very begrudgingly be forced into it. I've already had to write down step by step instructions for mom on how to turn the tv on and off. It will be an adventure for sure.<br /><br />Tomorrow is Nurse Residency and I couldn't be loathing it more (actually it's after midnight, so it's today). The only reason to wake up in the morning is the fact that the Pumpkin Festival starts tomorrow and I'm very excited to go eat all things pumpkin. Doughnuts, ice cream, etc.... Yum!<br /><br />I really should go to bed. I'll only get 5 hours as it is. :( Stupid Nurse Residency....<br /><br />Until........Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382404345633594705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079553244381974217.post-90408374714256510192009-09-08T18:55:00.003-05:002009-09-08T19:41:27.247-05:00Mr. Sandman and I Have a Close Relationship...In the past 29 hours I have slept a total of 21 of those.<br /><br />Yesterday morning when I got off of work I had intended to go to sleep for a couple of hours and then get up as usual to enjoy my two days off. Well, when I got home my mom informed me that she and the girls were running to the mall and a few other places so I of course wanted to go as to not miss out on the fun activities. I jumped in the shower real quick and made myself some coffee. We were out the door a little after 8:30a.<br /><br />I wasn't feeling too bad. I was surprisingly awake for having just worked three nights in a row and getting up early the day before so I could attend my family's annual fish fry. We ran to Bed, Bath & Beyond, Target [Where I got another coffee. Mmm... hello Pumpkin Spice Latte. It was nice to get reacquainted.], a few other miscellaneous places, and then lunch at the Olive Garden. Soup, salad & bread sticks! We ran a few other places I can't recall at this time. My mind was getting fuzzy at this point.<br /><br />We arrived home a little after 1p and I jumped on my computer to check email, facebook, and a few blogs. I also emailed Holli a Ha-larious video from a SNL skit and then noticed that I was falling asleep while still poised to type on the computer. I thought it best to put the laptop down before it slipped off my lap onto the floor. I threw some pj's on and was sound asleep a few minutes after 2p.<br /><br />I woke up around 7:45p to go to the bathroom [two coffees, and two tall glasses of water will do that to ya]. I promptly crawled back into bed and fell asleep until 2a. I knew I was going to be wide awake at some ungodly hour of the morning. So I laid in bed for a good 15 minutes before I decided I should just get up and do something. I grabbed my computer on my way back from the bathroom and cruised the internet for a while, while also texting some friends. Yes, I had friends still awake. They were on break at work.<br /><br />Funny thing about texting... I shouldn't be allowed anywhere near my phone during sleep hours. I texted my friend Robin about something earlier in the day before I fell asleep and she replied to me after I'd fallen asleep. I thought I replied rather coherently for being half asleep but I did not. Here is our conversation:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Me:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">J wanted me to tell you something. [insert something]. </span><span style="font-size:85%;">(1:08p)</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">*</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Robin:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">How is J? and where was that hook thing i want that</span> <span style="font-size:85%;">(2:49p)</span> [I had sent her a pic of these hook decorations earlier that day that I thought would go well in her bathroom.]<br /><span style="font-size:78%;">*</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Me:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">J is ok. tj seaid</span> <span style="font-size:85%;">(2:51p)</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">*</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Robin:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">what did you say after u said j was ok</span> <span style="font-size:85%;">(2:52p)</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">*</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Me:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">haha, sorry I meant to say targwt but I was half asleep when I sent that. </span><span style="font-size:85%;">(7:15p)</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">*</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Robin:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">No problem do u know how much it was what aisle was it in</span> <span style="font-size:85%;">(10:39p)</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">*</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Me:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">I don't but it was by the camdles in the back.</span> <span style="font-size:85%;">(10:40p)</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">*</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Me:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Ok i seriously was half asleep when I sent you that second message too. I stayed up until 2a and am just now awake. :p I really saw those hooks at KOHL's by the candles. Lol! </span><span style="font-size:85%;">(2:15a)</span><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">*</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Robin:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">ok hilarious i shall check it out</span> <span style="font-size:85%;">(3:06a)</span><br /><br />So apparently I misspell when I'm asleep as well as mix up stores and flat out lie. I say I'm awake when really I'm not. Atleast I had enough sense to go back and look at my texting transactions to catch my mistake. What a dork!<br /><br />I stayed up for four hours and after eating some toast I fell back asleep around 6a. I was intending on only sleeping a few hours and then getting up. After all, I had just slept a full 12 hours. No need for too much more sleep. Wrong! I slept until 3p! What is my problem?? Once I was fully awake I went upstairs to see what was going on. I could hear my dad outside with the dog and I knew my mom was at work. I was looking at something on the kitchen counter when I could feel it coming on.... everything was going black.... my head felt like 100lbs weighing on my neck. I hurried and rushed to the living room, which was no easy feat since I was seeing dark splotches in front of my eyes. I threw myself onto the couch and took nice deep breaths. In through my nose, out through my mouth. I didn't actually faint to the full extent, so I was able to relax and pull it together. Pathetic. I had been vertical all of 2 minutes and I was within seconds of passing out cold on the kitchen floor. [Wouldn't be the first time.] I quickly thought in my mind what I could eat to raise my blood sugar a bit and slowly transitioned from laying down to a sitting position. I was successful and soon was in the kitchen eating pretzels and trail mix. That seemed to do the trick.<br /><br />Now, here I am sitting in bed (again) with my laptop on my fancy new lap desk from Borders. I am hoping to be able to fall asleep sometime before 3a since I have to work tomorrow night. We'll see...<br /><br />I'm off to eat some of my dad's delicious apple pie. Later Peeps....<br /><br />Until..............Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382404345633594705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079553244381974217.post-85662339120002863342009-09-01T17:01:00.007-05:002009-09-01T21:36:56.396-05:00Happy Birthday...to Me!What's a girl to do on her birthday? Well, since I was on my own until dinner time I decided to sleep in a little. What better present is there than sleep? I'm not sure.<br /><br />I got up at 10:30a, ate some toast and got ready. I was determined to not stay at home all day on "my" day. Well, once I was ready I couldn't decide what to do. I hadn't thought the plan out very well obviously. After texting with my sis for a little bit I decided to head out to the bank to cash a check, then go to Sonic for a birthday treat. Who am I kidding? I would have gone regardless of it being my birthday, but I did treat myself to some mozzarella sticks. Yum! Sadly this was all before 2p so I had to pay full price for my DCL (and don't think I didn't consider waiting, but since I was already out I thought it would be a waste to come back). Once I had my food I decided to head to the park. It was just so nice out I couldn't stand the thought of going back inside just yet. So there I was... at the park... sitting in my car...alone. Some may have thought it pathetic, but there was also a middle-aged woman doing the same thing. ...Don't say anything.<br /><br />After that I ran by my cousins house to return a book and dvd I had borrowed, snuggled one of her babies for a little while and headed home so my grandparents could come visit me. It's their annual tradition to come over on our birthdays and visit for awhile, since our lives are so busy any other time, they make it a point to see everyone on their birthdays.<br /><br />For dinner the sisters brought LaGondola (yum!) and then us girls headed off to a baby shower for someone at church.<br /><br />This shower was the strangest one I've ever been to. When we got to the shower all was fine and dandy. The guest of honor wasn't there yet, but the cutest decorations were around. The shower was for a baby girl to be named Grace and her theme was cowgirl. Adorable!! However, when the mama fially arrived she informed us all that at her doctor's appointment today they told her it was a BOY! She's due in 2 weeks!!! Talk about a surprise! The grandma pulled out a sonogram and said "Who's a nurse?". I didn't want to say, but of course everyone around me is saying "Megan is!" Thanks for ratting me out people! So I looked at the sono for her and sure enough there was a male piece of the anatomy for all the world to see. Poor baby! Exposed before he'd even entered the world officially. The saddest part about the whole thing is that then she had to open all of these gifts from people and 90% of them were pink! I felt so bad for her. It was so funny, because if something was unisex people would start applauding and the mom would go "This will work!" Poor thing!<br /><br />On the way home I got serenaded by my mom and sisters. Can you guess the song? ;)<br /><br />So, here I am.... the Birthday Girl... All 23 years of me. :) [No pictures with anyone else, so all <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0dAwqDeLMmIj7_1C9SjsiGFrcKtZE6_uQm6MNqo4C57TXYg5r06xnOFOxdRdtolNlo_K0nORBuOGOsnOyd2js5KElRfa4ranS9WfHbgTi8IdpXF6LLNO4Y6AYWi22XhWJkl6PW3JnubA/s1600-h/Photo+11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0dAwqDeLMmIj7_1C9SjsiGFrcKtZE6_uQm6MNqo4C57TXYg5r06xnOFOxdRdtolNlo_K0nORBuOGOsnOyd2js5KElRfa4ranS9WfHbgTi8IdpXF6LLNO4Y6AYWi22XhWJkl6PW3JnubA/s200/Photo+11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5376625690005235346" border="0" /></a>you get is me...sorry.]<br /><br />Thanks to everyone for all the birthday wishes and cards!<br /><br />Until................Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382404345633594705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079553244381974217.post-50781053462874921292009-08-30T19:49:00.004-05:002009-08-30T20:00:43.450-05:00Jack Frost Better Back Off....I can just feel Jack in the air waiting to cover the ground in frost as early as possible, but I'm just not quite ready to let go of summer yet. I love Fall, but Summer was entirely too short this year. We had very mild temperatures and I only went to the pool twice. That's just wrong!<br /><br />I've switched my fan settings to low at night instead of medium, but when I woke up today I thought I was just short of being a popsicle. I'm not ready to let go of my fan yet either. That really makes it official that Summer has come to a close. However, it was quite nice to be driving yesterday with the windows down and letting the wind blow through my hair. It was the perfect weather of not too hot, not too cold.<br /><br />I'm in the middle of a six day stretch off of work and I've been enjoying it immensely, except for the fact that I have overslept two days and it totally ruined my plans for the day. I hate that! I have a few more things on my list that I want to do before going back to work on Wednesday, so hopefully I can get those done and I will feel very accomplished with my time off.<br /><br />For now I will just enjoy laying in bed, watching movies, and doing absolutely nothing. :)<br /><br />Until................Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382404345633594705noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079553244381974217.post-13327265746880900302009-08-20T22:53:00.002-05:002009-08-20T22:56:25.282-05:00A Little Smile...This just made me smile... and crack up laughing. :)<br /><br /><object height="344" width="425"><param name="movie" value="http://www.twitvid.com/player/55118"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.twitvid.com/player/55118" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="always" allownetworking="all" allowfullscreen="true" wmode="transparent" height="344" width="425"></embed></object><br /><br />Hope everyone had a wonderful (and dry) Thursday. :)<br /><br />Until...........Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382404345633594705noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079553244381974217.post-63229599446888219932009-08-19T21:51:00.006-05:002009-09-22T18:33:37.329-05:00Enjoying the Last Bits of Summer...Sorry I've been out of touch. You know what, I take that back. I'm not sorry. I've been working (of course) and when I haven't been doing that I've been off having fun and enjoying myself.<br /><br />I was struck with the surreal realization the other day that I do not have to go to school this year. Weird! I had (and still don't) no idea when the first day of school is, I'd been skillfully avoiding the school supply area at Walmart, and I was able to take a weekend away with my good friend Robin, her daughter, aunt and mom to St Louis. I was kind of a tag-along, but they welcomed me with open arms and we had a blast.<br /><br />We left for St Louis on Friday morning, which was interesting, since Robin and I worked the night before. We got to sleep a little in the car though, which was nice. Once we got there and checked into our hotel, apartment, condo thing-y we decided to head over to the mall. We got a couple of hours of shopping in and then we decided to head off to meet one of Vickie's friends from nursing school for dinner. I was remiss and did not take hardly any pictures! I don't know what was wrong with me. In fact, I was only in one picture the whole trip and it was when we got to the theatre on Saturday afternoon. Oh well. Anyway, my dinner was DELICIOUS with a huge<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCpjpUPc5a6us6aFJDYLiMFIpUAN6xa42dS-C4T2KC-kPfVjqovn6l-F7AcsQlecdxM0ADM0METOYyBlw-Ss1Yy4gFcTTctI12lvK7LleBxZfdGL-1xOvmx4kvjyDmttOPTscT4erDT7c/s1600-h/SpinChickManicotti.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCpjpUPc5a6us6aFJDYLiMFIpUAN6xa42dS-C4T2KC-kPfVjqovn6l-F7AcsQlecdxM0ADM0METOYyBlw-Ss1Yy4gFcTTctI12lvK7LleBxZfdGL-1xOvmx4kvjyDmttOPTscT4erDT7c/s320/SpinChickManicotti.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371884436029947554" border="0" /></a> capital D! We ate at Maggiano's. Oh. My. Word. ya'll, the food was delicious! I got the Chicken and Spinach Manicotti, and it was to die for! I have seriously thought about it everyday since. I can't wait to go back and have me some more! Everyone else had "okay" meals, but mine won the prize for most delicious. I'm salivating just thinking about it now!<br /><br />After dinner we went across the street to Crate and Barrel and for the most part just sat on different couches. I guess we were still a little tired. Then We headed off to some Home store that Vickie and Julie wanted to go check out. Afterwards we went to the famous Ted Drewes for ice cream. I guess I am completely sheltered because I had no idea what everyone was talking about at dinner when Ted Drewes came up. Well, I soon heard the story and got to witness the madness <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeFHVCD03n0pEfuPBAPdeDxiSbcpmDNesYDtEq_tnC4d8Dbr0l5vM275865vY7bkHHrSRqHbmo8p3ugafEIV_tQpsegJe72MTf0PEoCsBR0IBGHrfq4UxoC5EkPfBiuWe3OJyY06ddois/s1600-h/IMG_2950.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeFHVCD03n0pEfuPBAPdeDxiSbcpmDNesYDtEq_tnC4d8Dbr0l5vM275865vY7bkHHrSRqHbmo8p3ugafEIV_tQpsegJe72MTf0PEoCsBR0IBGHrfq4UxoC5EkPfBiuWe3OJyY06ddois/s200/IMG_2950.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371884714635508146" border="0" /></a>that was "Ted Drewes". Lola (Vickie's friend from nursing school) gave us the grand tour around the city and I pretty much love her. She's hilarious and so nice. I kept seeing mine and Robin's future of what we were going to be like as "nursing school buddies" in x amount of years. However, we both told each other we weren't allowed to move without the other one, so darn it all, no moves to St Louis in my near future.<br /><br />Saturday brought a new day, still without much rest. We were all in fairly uncomfortable beds (or in my case a couch) and it didn't help the matter that our 'neighbors' came home at 2:30a and were being anything but quiet. I seriously was going to have a major smackdown if they didn't stop their loud nonsense and zip it. People were trying to sleep! We decided to head over to the mall after breakfast and get a couple more hours of shopping in. I was looking for a dress to wear to a wedding, but all the ones I saw were way too expensive and not worth it to wear a <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmA1ldLq3xURVQtcq4tr9UzGRNd7muGKY0vKD2aelvaurvvktggwystp70KTjf81TCtHh9FiL8bpwsZ77-2HNPzfoHGr4iWCS3rbjJICUxCyFcRIPB44ccKl0l2T4hQj0cwEq7vRaSF8/s1600-h/MegRob_MaryP.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 150px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzmA1ldLq3xURVQtcq4tr9UzGRNd7muGKY0vKD2aelvaurvvktggwystp70KTjf81TCtHh9FiL8bpwsZ77-2HNPzfoHGr4iWCS3rbjJICUxCyFcRIPB44ccKl0l2T4hQj0cwEq7vRaSF8/s200/MegRob_MaryP.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384438748167379266" border="0" /></a>couple times since I wear scrubs for a living. We were off to Mary Poppins at 2p, and we were all pretty excited about it.<br /><br />The Fox Theatre was down on Grande Ave and it was beautiful on the inside. It was pretty dark, so I didn't get any adequate pictures with my flash-less cell phone, but it was amazing all the same. Pictures wouldn't have done it justice. The first act was a little slow in parts. I'm not sure if that was because we were all so tired or if it really was slow, but the second act picked up and it was over before we knew it. Mary Poppins even FLEW up by our section. We were quite impressed!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRMBnUFKbColcQu_JGastbp01-F6TvvcpeI0_xM-cQpDPINqFWP8zsDMHgBMzhxNpq2_HljOehqwROzYt8xnEtS0lRt-McHuzbMfEN2SBav3Le1RIeE9piuy8Ui_02NgHavYFYuXnBfYo/s1600-h/IMG_2958.JPG"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRMBnUFKbColcQu_JGastbp01-F6TvvcpeI0_xM-cQpDPINqFWP8zsDMHgBMzhxNpq2_HljOehqwROzYt8xnEtS0lRt-McHuzbMfEN2SBav3Le1RIeE9piuy8Ui_02NgHavYFYuXnBfYo/s320/IMG_2958.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5371885000510337666" border="0" /></a>After the show we jetted off, because the crew was kind enough to drop me off in Springfield so I could attend the Fair and see Kelly Clarkson in Concert. She was amazing, as usual. I didn't get home until almost midnight and I was pretty zonked so I slept until 3:30p the next day. I worked that night though, so I had an excuse. :)<br /><br />Well, that's what I've been up to. If Robin ever posts pictures (hem hem) I will make sure to put it up so you can see that I actually did go the St Louis this past weekend. :)<br /><br />Until................Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382404345633594705noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079553244381974217.post-13580897253356006472009-08-05T20:45:00.004-05:002009-08-05T21:05:02.236-05:00Good Samaritan Shut Down!I love animals. Not all animals, but most of them. I get it from my mom. As a little girl I can remember being with my mom and if we saw a little dog on the side of the road we would automatically stop and pick it up, find out where it lived or take it home with us. Of course, we didn't keep them all. I think my dad would have gone insane, but we always made sure they got to a safe place.<br /><br />Well, as an adult I seem to have adopted all of those same "Good Samaritan" habits. As I was driving home from my sister's house tonight I had not even made it two blocks before I saw a little puppy in the middle of the road. It's was a cute little thing and I sat there for a moment deciding what to do. It didn't go into a yard, so I carefully maneuvered around the corner and put my car in park. I sat there looking at it for a second, and as it's brown little eyes looked at me, I knew I couldn't leave it there. It had a tag on it's collar so I determined that I would figure out its address and take it back home.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">There was a man in the backyard of the house it was by so I was going to get out and ask him if it was his. Well, the second I got out of the car and started toward the little pup it started barking like a maniac. It was hysterical! I decided since it ran into the grass (away from me) that it was safe enough there for me to go ask the guy in the backyard if the dog was his. Well by the time I got to the fence the guy was gone. Great, now what was I supposed to do? Meanwhile this dog is still barking like mad the most high pitched annoying bark I've ever heard. It was still in the grass so I got back in my car and called my sister to tell her about it. As I relayed the story to her the dog was <span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:85%;" ><span style="font-style: italic;">STILL</span></span> barking! I finally decided that I would leave it in the yard, choosing to believe that it was her (his?) yard, and head on home. I was totally shut down. Here I was trying to do a good thing and that little dog was having absolutely none of it. Of course I had to take a picture of it first before I left.<br /></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqry_P_MWnXnTboSWeUCE9VImvVZOJ7evPcyahDzNcwhZxMdRuK_htcSe8uk8TQU9kCzCe1XZW3Oc1D50ksq3o7P3x6zLPdEi45KKqhiJee6TbnLETFq2VBjXPxBY7FuApWGgaEjRb2XU/s1600-h/21712524-161c5dd4a056e3f8702df25a63822206.4a7a3223-scaled.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqry_P_MWnXnTboSWeUCE9VImvVZOJ7evPcyahDzNcwhZxMdRuK_htcSe8uk8TQU9kCzCe1XZW3Oc1D50ksq3o7P3x6zLPdEi45KKqhiJee6TbnLETFq2VBjXPxBY7FuApWGgaEjRb2XU/s320/21712524-161c5dd4a056e3f8702df25a63822206.4a7a3223-scaled.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5366665136235064258" border="0" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;">(You see that little speck in the grass? That is the dog.)<br /></span></div><br />As I drove away it was still barking. I was cracking up the whole way home. I'm sure that this poor little dog thought I was going to dog-nap it or something. I was just trying to be a Good Samaritan and save it from being hit and it was just freaking out. Holli said, "It sounds like a car alarm. It just won't stop." That made me laugh even harder. It was like it was it's very own alarm system. "Help me! This crazy woman is trying to take me! Help!"<br /><br />When I got home I relayed the whole story to my mom, and after she asked me if I brought it home for her, she started cracking up too. It seriously was the funniest thing that had happened to me all day.<br /><br />Now I'll drive past that house and look for that yippy dog and wonder if that's where it really lives. So funny...<br /><br />Until........Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382404345633594705noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4079553244381974217.post-75164112412243973942009-08-04T10:44:00.002-05:002009-08-04T10:59:51.333-05:00Great Plans Almost Always Crumble...I had great plans for these four days that I have off. For starters, I was going to go to the pool every chance I got. However the lovely storm we've been having this morning is deterring that plan. Maybe tomorrow?<br /><br />Another plan I had was to get up early today, workout, clean my room a little and run to Walmart for some ingredients to a cake I'm making for work on Saturday. So far, none of those things have happened except for getting up early. For some unknown reason I was ready to get up at 4:30a this morning. Why!? I think my sleep cycle was slightly screwed up since yesterday I slept until 4p. I wasn't planning on that, but I had just worked 4 nights in a row and was trying to catch some much needed zzz's. So anyway, I went to bed last night around midnight and 4 hours later my eyes popped open. Not fun! Then the storm was swirling around and for some reason I couldn't go back to sleep until almost 6:30a. When I finally did get to sleep I was dreaming of storms. There was some wicked lightening (in my dream). So I finally ended up getting up at 8:30a and from the moment I got out of bed I was planning my nap. Ha!<br /><br />I really do need to do some cleaning and such to my room, so I'm off to start on that. From the look of the radar the storm should be past us in a little bit, so I'm hoping to run to Walmart soon. We'll see how that goes....<br /><br />Sorry for the boring update. Not much going on here lately besides work.<br /><br />Until..............Meghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18382404345633594705noreply@blogger.com0